Systems Engineer II

Dollar Tree; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k plan

PTO

Paid holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Dollar Tree in Chesapeake, VA is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, modernize, and support enterprise infrastructure with a focus on reliability, scalability, and automation.

You will own virtualization, storage, Linux platforms, and cloud solutions across Azure, GCP, and OCI, building hybrid architectures and driving IaC practices.

The role offers $100,000–$116,000 per year plus a 20% bonus and equity, with benefits including health, dental, vision, 401k, PTO, and stock purchase.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Infrastructure, Systems, Platform, or SRE engineering
• Enterprise environment experience
• Proven solution design and implementation skills
• Strong troubleshooting across multiple domains
• Strong communication and collaboration
• Ability to balance strategy with hands-on execution

Responsibilities

• Architect and support virtualization platforms; lead upgrades and migrations
• Manage enterprise storage and DR solutions
• Administer Linux environments and enforce standards
• Design and support cloud solutions across multiple public cloud providers; enable hybrid architectures
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code and automation using Terraform, Ansible, Git, CI/CD
• Enhance monitoring, observability, and platform reliability
• Support security, compliance, and vulnerability remediation

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Troubleshooting across domains

Leadership and collaboration

Automation and IaC mindset

Tools

VMware vSphere/ESXi

NetApp ONTAP

Linux (RHEL/Oracle Linux)

Terraform

Ansible

Git

CI/CD

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our Systems Engineering team. This role is ideal for a well-rounded professional with deep expertise in one or more domains and broad experience across storage, virtualization, Linux, cloud, and automation.

You will play a key role in designing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure while driving reliability, scalability, and automation.

Virtualization & Hybrid Infrastructure

• Architect and support highly available on prem virtualization platforms
• Lead upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management
• Drive modernization for scalability and performance

Infrastructure, Storage & Business Continuity

• Manage enterprise storage systems supporting file and block.
• Design backup, DR, and replication solutions
• Lead recovery testing and improve resilience

Linux Engineering & Platform Services

• Administer enterprise Linux platforms
• Establish standards for patching, security, and lifecycle
• Support complex troubleshooting and critical services

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Design and support solutions across 3 major cloud providers
• Build hybrid-cloud architectures and drive governance and cost optimization

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Promote automation-first practices
• Develop solutions using Terraform, Ansible, Git, APIs, and CI/CD
• Reduce manual processes through scalable automation

Observability, Reliability & Security

• Improve monitoring, alerting, and observability
• Partner on security, compliance, and vulnerability remediation
• Enhance platform reliability and performance

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and support virtualization platforms; lead upgrades and migrations
• Manage enterprise storage and DR solutions
• Administer Linux environments and enforce standards
• Design and support cloud solutions across multiple public cloud providers; enable hybrid architectures
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code and automation using Terraform, Ansible, Git, CI/CD
• Enhance monitoring, observability, and platform reliability
• Support security, compliance, and vulnerability remediation

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years in Infrastructure, Systems, Platform, or SRE engineering
• Enterprise environment experience
• Proven solution design and implementation skills
• Strong troubleshooting across multiple domains
• Strong communication and collaboration
• Ability to balance strategy with hands-on execution

Technical Experience

• VMware vSphere/ESXi, OLVM
• NetApp ONTAP and enterprise storage
• Backup, DR, and business continuity
• Linux (RHEL, Oracle Linux)
• Cloud (Azure, GCP, OCI)
• Terraform, Ansible, Git, CI/CD
• Monitoring, observability, and security practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Retail or distributed environment experience
• Relevant certifications (NetApp, VMware, Red Hat, Cloud, Terraform)
• Python or PowerShell scripting
• Observability/logging platforms
• Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure concepts

What Sets You Apart

• Strong systems thinking across infrastructure, cloud, and security
• Deep expertise with broad technical range
• Passion for solving complex challenges
• Focus on automation and continuous improvement
• Ability to lead, execute, and collaborate effectively

Start Rate = $100,000 to $116,000 based on experience plus a 20% bonus and equity. The company offers Health, Dental, & Vision, a flexible spending account, life and disability insurance benefits, a 401k plan, PTO, paid holidays annually, and an employee stock purchase plan.

Full time

Chesapeake, Virginia

IT Engineering

Dollar Tree